Internationalizing the Undergraduate Economics Curriculum

The internationalization of the economics curriculum has been limited by the absence of a modern amroach in specific courses, especially at the introductory and intermediate levels. This paper argues that in order to fully internationalize the undergraduate economics curriculum, microeconomics courses should be approached from a perspective based on the economics of organization and management and game theory. A conceptual framework for internationalizing the curriculum based on this approach is presented. This framework is employed to introduce opportunities to internationalize each course and discuss the role of each course in internationalizing the whole curriculum.     

An Integrated Approach to the Business Cycle

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Public Finance and Fiscal Policy. By Richard W. Lindholm.
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The Economy of Latin America. By Wendell C. Gordon.
Price Theory. By Sidney Weintraub.
Pricing in Planned Economy. By B. V. Krishnamurti.
Pressure of Population and Economic Efficiency in India. By D. Ghosh.
Studies in Genius. By Walter G.     

Strategies for Internationalizing the Business Curriculum in the Asia Pacific

SUMMARY

With the rapid economic growth of the East Asian countries, there has been an increasing interest in the education and skill development strategies used in the region. One of the critical features of Singapore's human resource development strategy is the emphasis on regionalization and internationalization of the academic curriculum. The trend of this internationalization may be attributable to three major factors: Singapore government's regionalization policy, distance learning programs offered by foreign universities, and the overseas assignment of Singaporean managers as expatriates. This paper presents an overview of the internationalization of the business curriculum at the graduate and undergraduate level in Singapore, particularly at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The Nanyang Business School, although a young institution, is rapidly moving towards the internationalization process in various areas. At present its student body is drawn from more than 20 countries. About a third of its business faculty come from about 19 countries. At the undergraduate level, students are encouraged to study foreign languages, and required to take the international business course irrespective of their functional specialization. In addition, most functional areas of specialization offer at least one international course as an elective choice. Some of the students also complete their required professional attachment abroad. At the graduate level, the unique feature of it's MBA program is the compulsory International Business Study Mission. The newly introduced MBA specialization in International Business adds another dimension. The school is now focusing on extensive research efforts in the area of regional-ization and globalization of business through its several research centers. The paper also identifies a few concerns such as the rapid changes in the pedagogy due to the overall systemic changes in the curriculum from the traditional British education model and the availability of suitable case studies.     

围绕教学质量,搞好教材管理

教材的选用是高校教材建设的一项基础工作,它对提高教学质量和教学水平具有极其重要意义,本文就教材选用中存在的一些问题和教材选用遵循的基本原则,谈了自己的一些看法,力求引起重视,为择优选用教材创造条件,为提高教学质量服务。     

中国旅游业与农业融合发展的实证研究

本文选取1990—2013年反映中国旅游业与农业发展水平的相关数据,构建VAR模型,运用协整检验、格兰杰因果检验、方差分解等计量方法研究中国旅游业与农业融合发展的相互关系。结果表明：农业、入境旅游和国内旅游之间存在着一种长期稳定的均衡关系;农业增加值每增长1%,国内旅游收入约增长0.35%;入境旅游收入每增长1%,国内旅游收入约增长0.58%;中国旅游业与农业的融合发展是互为促进的;国内旅游业的波动主要来源于自身的波动和农业波动的影响,农业波动主要源于自身波动的影响,而与入境旅游和国内旅游波动的无较大关系。     

四川与东盟旅游服务产业内贸易的核心因素初探

中国-东盟自由贸易区的建设为四川旅游业的发展带来了历史性的契机。在此背景下,四川如何抓住机遇,携手东盟,共谋发展成为了一个研究热点。本文以产业内贸易的视角来观察四川与东盟的旅游业发展状况,运用产业内贸易相关理论分析了影响四川与东盟旅游服务产业内贸易的核心因素,提出了区位条件、产品差异化、需求相似、区域经济协作和规模经济可以提升四川与东盟旅游服务产业内贸易水平,双方可以在较高的产业内贸易水平下,实现共赢。     

项目教学法在课程中的应用与思考

将项目教学法应用到《钢筋翻样计算》课程中,分别从课程教学计划制定、准备、实施、教学原则、教学法的思考等方面做了介绍,对项目教学法在课程中的应用谈了体会与思考。     

宁镇扬区域旅游一体化研究

在宁镇扬一体化的背景下,旅游业作为具有比较优势的产业,一体化的要求更加迫切。本文之所以选择宁镇扬三地为主体来进行区域旅游一体化研究,是因为三地存在着特殊的关系。从宁镇扬区域旅游一体化开发的优势出发,进而探讨该区域旅游一体化发展历程和发展阻碍,并提出宁镇扬旅游一体化发展的对策。期望本文能够对宁镇扬地区旅游业转型发展有所裨益,也对其他地区旅游区域一体化发展提供借鉴。     

我国工业旅游发展现状分析

以国家旅游局2004年确定的"首批工农业旅游示范点"中所列的工业旅游点为对象,就其数量、分布、所属企业类型、开发模式等方面分析我国工业旅游发展现状;认为从我国目前工业旅游的现状来看,应将发展重点放在进一步理清工旅间的关系、挖掘工业企业自身资源,开发特色产品以及引入体验式旅游展现工业旅游独特魅力等几个方面。     

Determinants of Traditional Sustainability Reporting Versus Integrated Reporting. An Institutionalist Approach

The aim of this study is to analyze similarities and differences between companies with traditional sustainability reporting (TSR) and those that publish integrated reports. Based on institutional theory we identify potential determinants of integrated reporting (IR) and test their relevance empirically in a sample of 309 companies. Our analysis shows that IR companies are different from TSR companies with regard to several country‐level determinants. In particular, investor and employment protection laws, the intensity of market coordination and ownership concentration, the level of economic, environmental and social development, the degree of national corporate responsibility and the value system of the country of origin proved to be relevant. Based on these results, both implications for practice and future studies are derived. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.     

An Integrative Approach to Empowerment

Abstract

While public organizations have focused on structural empowerment as a strategy to reform public bureaucracies, there is no consensus on the conceptualization or dimensionality of this construct. In addition, public organizations have paid little attention to the importance of psychological empowerment in their reform efforts. This article examines the construct validity of multidimensional measures of structural empowerment – consisting of participative decision making, feedback, and delegation – and psychological empowerment – consisting of meaning, competence, self-determination, and impact – and develops an integrative model of empowerment. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), conducted with the data from a sample of 191 public employees, showed support for a multifactor model that integrates the two types of empowerment.     

人才管理的新进路分析——KM模式之介入与融合

20世纪90年代末的"人才争夺战"使得人才管理首次进入到了学界的视野,且人才管理原则应用到特殊的知识密集型环境。随着传统研究进路的不足,KM模式的介入为人才管理提供了新的理论滋养,如"技术守门人"、中枢连接者、跨越边界者以及知识中介者等理论为知识密集环境的人才管理注入了崭新的理论源流。KM模式与TM模式的融汇为人才管理提供新的研究进路,特别关注于知识型人才,知识创造,知识分享与定位,发展知识能力以及知识的保留层次上,指明了知识型人才在知识流动网的角色,推动知识密集型机构充分利用资源,优化创新能力。     

浅谈项目教学法在《运输实务》课程中的应用尝试

把项目教学法引入物流专业课程<运输实务>教学活动中,就是在该课程教学中,有目的的设定一些教学活动项目,以项目为出发点,围绕项目展开一系列物流教学活动.根据在<运输实务>实际教学中的探索实践,意在通过精心的设计、合理的引导以及学生的动手实践、自主探索和合作交流来完成教学,从而达到培养学生的综合素质的目的.     

一体化教学在检测与控制装置课程中的实施

结合课程的特点和各方面的教学经验,提出将一体化职业教学应用于检测与控制装置课程中,从传统的以课程理论教学为主导的阶段式教学模式转换为以综合职业能力培养为目标,以贴合实际岗位要求的工作任务为载体,根据实际岗位的工作任务和工作过程设计出理论与实践紧密结合的课程体系和内容,按照学生将来的工作岗位的流程顺序和高职学生学习的特点进行教学及实训的设计,实现理论教学与实践教学融通合一的一体化教学模式。     

一体化教学在检测与控制装置课程中的实施

结合课程的特点和各方面的教学经验,提出将一体化职业教学应用于检测与控制装置课程中,从传统的以课程理论教学为主导的阶段式教学模式转换为以综合职业能力培养为目标,以贴合实际岗位要求的工作任务为载体,根据实际岗位的工作任务和工作过程设计出理论与实践紧密结合的课程体系和内容,按照学生将来的工作岗位的流程顺序和高职学生学习的特点进行教学及实训的设计,实现理论教学与实践教学融通合一的一体化教学模式.     

An Alternative Approach to Poverty Analysis

A model of the household in which production and consumption activities are not separable is developed in order to provide micro-economic foundations for an alternative to the standard approach to poverty analysis. The alternative suggests that socio-economic groups and their respective livelihoods should be the basic building blocks for analysing poverty within a general equilibrium framework.